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Human Rights Council Fifty-seventh session 9 September–9 October 2024. Agenda item 2. Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for … Read more: The human rights situation in Afghanistan: Report of the Office of the United Nations High …Continue Reading

Help us protect human rights … Please give now. Your contribution will make a difference in the critical effort to achieve equal rights for all. Read more: Families of victims of enforced disappearances seek answers from Bangladesh commissionContinue Reading

The Bill was an SNP manifesto commitment to enshrine international human rights treaties into Scots law and plans were backed overwhelmingly by the … Read more: Scotland: Failure to deliver Scottish Human Rights Bill is 'unjustifiable', say Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading

El Salvador should end a long-running state of emergency and reinstate suspended constitutional rights after achieving significant security gains … Read more: Human rights commission calls on El Salvador to end state of emergency | ReutersContinue Reading

The United Nations has expressed concerns about the charges against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, citing potential human rights issues. Read more: UN Raises Human Rights Concerns in Telegram Founder Pavel Durov's CaseContinue Reading

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it is monitoring developments and conducting an investigation on possible human rights violations … Read more: CHR probes possible human rights abuses during KOJC raid – GMA NetworkContinue Reading

Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right enshrined in several human rights laws. Claiming asylum on religious grounds should, in … Read more: Many asylum seekers are persecuted for what they believe in – but what about those who …Continue Reading

Shamdasani reminded that two human rights staff and two colleagues from other UN agencies have been detained by the de facto authorities since 2021 … Read more: UN rights office demands immediate release of 6 colleagues held in YemenContinue Reading

Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission directs inspections and raids to check food adulteration and take action against violators without valid … Read more: Human Rights Body Takes Cognisance of Stale Food Reports | Jaipur News – Times of IndiaContinue Reading

The Argentine human rights movement is mourning the death of Mother of Plaza de Mayo Inés Rigo de Ragni, from Neuquén, and Enriqueta Hernández de … Read more: Human rights community mourns the death of relatives of desaparecidosContinue Reading

Civil society and journalists' organizations in Europe ask the EU to take steps to regulate spyware technologies. Read more: Civil Rights Groups Call For Spyware Controls – Infosecurity MagazineContinue Reading

ADF International has asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intervene in Brazil's censorship of social media platform X. Read more: ADF International urges Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to intervene in …Continue Reading

HAVANA TIMES – The human rights situation in Nicaragua has seriously deteriorated since last year, with increasing cases of arbitrary detentions, … Read more: UN Report on Increased Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua – Havana TimesContinue Reading

The Global Human Rights Clinic (GHRC) students continue to advance justice and address the inequalities and structural disparities that lead to … Read more: Global Human Rights Clinic—Significant Achievements for 2023-24Continue Reading